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DS678

Avro 683 Lancaster II

Built by:

Armstrong Whitworth

Contract:

Delivered:

239/SAS/C4( C )

Works Order:

1943-07-05

Struck Off:

1944-04-03

Shot down

Fate:

Tail_bkgnd.png

KO

J

DS678

Story
Kay Crew.jpg
Memorial:

Served with 115 Sqn. Shot down by night fighter near Leipzig.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Witchford

Mission:

Berlin

Squadron:

115

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

Rank

P/O

Sgt

WO2

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Service No.

Name

Fate

Service

IBCC Link

Memorial

LM

JW

HL

DG

W

VJ

D

McCann
Burke
Gray
Geach
Bowey
Watson
Keeley

J/19862

Killed

RCAF

1652303

Killed

RAFVR

PoW

RCAF

PoW

1095610

Killed

RAFVR

1851938

Killed

RAFVR

1381057

Killed

RAFVR

Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
DS678
1943-07-05
115 Sqn
DS678
1944-03-25
Cat E
Missions Flown
Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
DS678
1943-07-24
115
KO
J
East Wretham
Hamburg
2250
0400
DS678
1943-07-27
115
KO
J
East Wretham
Hamburg
2245
0345
DS678
1943-07-29
115
KO
J
East Wretham
Hamburg
2240
0325
DS678
1943-08-02
115
KO
J
East Wretham
Hamburg
2345
0445
DS678
1943-08-12
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Milan
2110
0545
DS678
1943-08-17
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Peenemunde
2140
0355
DS678
1943-08-23
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Berlin
2100
2300
DS678
1943-08-30
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Munchen Gladbach
0030
0358
DS678
1943-08-31
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Berlin
2110
0345
DS678
1943-09-22
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Hannover
1930
0015
DS678
1943-09-23
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Mannheim
1935
0140
DS678
1943-10-18
115
KO
J
Little Snoring
Hannover
1820
2225

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